Job: Construction Director

Salary

£85,000 – £100,000

Location

Reading, West London

Job Information

Our clients are one of the UK’s leading construction companies, working on multiple build sites at any one time and due to recent growth within the company they are now looking to recruit an experienced Construction Director to report directly to the Deputy Managing Director.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing all site based activities to ensure that the projects are delivered on time, to the required standards and within budget, whilst maximising client satisfaction in order to be able to secure future business.

Main Responsibilities:

Ensure that Health and Safety legislation and company Health and Safety procedures are adhered to.

Control and monitor each project and prioritise suitable time to each project activity

Monitor and review quality internally

Monitor and review quality externally e.g. design information being correct and available, and inspire a culture of enquiring and challenging items

Ensure contract construction programmes are available, accurate and that key dates are met.

Review sub-contractors performance and take immediate steps to communicate issues throughout course of the project.

Evaluate what is being built so that good practice identified and discussed

Examine system, programme and progress

Provide site support

Liaise with client, client representative from beginning of project through to post contract

Manage/ communicate roles and responsibility for staff to ensure optimum return from each operative

Establish, encourage and review two way communication process between team members and senior management

Ensure projects built to correct specification

Ensure site teams are maximizing value whilst minimizing cost

Decide (Plan and communicate) when to pass project on to maintenance team

Head weekly Health & Safety meetings with site teams

Monitor and review budgets and costs including liaising with surveyor to minimise costs and maximise value

Work closely with clients and business partners to develop future business.

Inspire others to be responsible, accountable and to make decisions

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in Construction Management and be able to demonstrate where you have successfully managed projects from start to completion, you will also possess the following skills/ attributes:

A chartered qualification (MCIOB / RICS) or currently aspiring towards this

Practical site experience

Extensive build experience across various techniques

Good knowledge and experience of value engineering whilst not jeopardising the quality / product

Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word & Excel

SMSTS certificate / Director H&S Trained Qualification (CITB)

CSCS Card (Black Card or above)

Good communication skills

Assertive and strong persuasion skills

Strong time management skills

Good management and leadership skills

A clear understanding of ‘Risk’, current and future

Technical aptitud

Excellent benefits package and salary avaiable for the right candidate.

For more information or indeed to apply for this exciting opportunity, please send your CV via the “Apply Now” button and one of our team will call you back to discuss the opportunity in greater detail.